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KEVIN
O'TOOLE'S OCTOBER HEADLINES
SEPTEMBER
REAL ESTATE RESULTS
VANCOUVER DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS
AUTOMATIC
PROPERTY NOTIFICATION
LISTINGS
& SALES
September 2004 Vancouver
Real Estate Results
 The
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that
year-to-date sales to the end of September are up 2.6 per cent
in comparison to the same time last year. Sales of detached,
attached and apartment properties decreased by 15 per cent to
2,853 units sold in September 2004, compared to 3,357 sales in
September 2003. Compared to September 2002, when 2,476 units
were sold, sales have increased 15.2 per cent.
“We are now in the midst of a very healthy
market, one in which buyers have some time to find the right
property and sellers can be sure they are getting fair market
value for their home,” says REBGV President Andrew Peck.
“Almost 3,000 units sold in September.
It’s clear that we are experiencing a very active market. If we
continue with this type of activity, we will see 2004 break the
record for the most sales ever in the Board’s history,” Peck
says.
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Greater Vancouver Population
Projections
From REBGV-
During the next 25 years, the Greater Vancouver area is expected
to be a key growth region, with its population increasing by
almost 50 per cent to 3.5 million people by 2031. That’s 1.1
million more people than are here now.
“While most of
this growth will be in the 45 and older population, all age
groups will grow and the composition of the Lower Mainland’s
population will change considerably,” says Andrew Ramlo,
Director of the Vancouver-based Urban Futures, which studies
land use and community change.
This change
will be dominated by the baby boom generation, now aged 36 to
55, who make up about one third of our population. Their aging
will result in a surge in the over-55 population of 132 per cent
by 2031, some of whom will eagerly “move out of the suburbs and
back into the urban environment, while others will remain
content in their single urban detached homes,” explains Ramlo.
Right now,
we’re entering “the silver century.” For the first time,
explains Ramlo, more Canadians are 65 years of age or older than
are 10 years or younger. And they’re moving here from all parts
of Canada and from abroad in search of milder climates and
retirement amenities
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